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Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Dec. 21, 2024 04:44 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. ...

Biden calls for ban on congressional stock trading

Dec. 17, 2024 11:22 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released this week, belatedly weighing in on an issue that has been debated on Capitol Hill for years. “Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the...

Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns

Dec. 16, 2024 12:59 PM EST

At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer's warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but the company rejected many safety recommendations out of concern the proposed changes might reduce productivity, according to a U.S. Senate...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Dec. 13, 2024 19:03 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in...

The DNC chair candidates discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and winning Latino voters

Dec. 07, 2024 09:56 AM EST

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four people are running to be the next Democratic National Committee chair, looking to take on the task of reinvigorating a party demoralized by a second loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Others may still get into the race as the party reckons with the...

Middle East latest: Israel and Hezbollah trade fire, threatening Lebanon ceasefire

Dec. 02, 2024 18:46 PM EST

Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel on Monday. The militant group said the volley, its first during the truce, was a warning shot in response to what it called repeated Israeli truce violations. Israeli leaders threatened to retaliate and within hours,...

Democrats still don't agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat

Dec. 02, 2024 00:11 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a month after a devastating election loss that exposed cracks in the very foundation of their party, Democrats remain deeply divided over the extent of their political problem — or even if they have one. A number of Democratic leaders are downplaying the...

Cheap Ozempic? How millions of Americans with obesity may get access to costly weight-loss drugs

Nov. 26, 2024 18:18 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of obese Americans would get access to popular weekly injectables that would help them shed pounds quickly if a $ 35 billion proposal from the Biden administration is blessed by President-elect Donald Trump. The rule, unveiled Tuesday by the Health and...

Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

Nov. 20, 2024 21:26 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected attempts by Sen. Bernie Sanders Wednesday to block sales of offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting civilian deaths there. The Vermont lawmaker and a small group of Democrats sought to put legislation up for a...

What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence

Nov. 13, 2024 16:58 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation's spy agencies and acts as the president's top intelligence adviser. Gabbard is a veteran...